5 Of My Lush Favourites

It’s been a while since my last Lush Cosmetics post. And whilst I’m looking forward to their Winter launch (October 6th), I’ve found myself not using as much Lush this year.

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We got a brand new shop in Cardiff. It’s got a similar design to the London Oxford street store. With sinks for demos, more display areas and a makeup section. The biggest change being there’s a spa downstairs. However -unpopular opinion- I have to admit I don’t love it. It’s a lot more cramped than our old store. And it always feels hectic. It’s a bit of an ordeal, so I don’t pop in when passing.

Of course I’m excited that we now have a spa! It’s cool to see a smaller city like Cardiff getting picked. And I’ve previously had to travel to Bath. But as I’ve been pregnant since it opened, I’ve yet to utilise it.

I’ve also been quite underwhelmed with this year’s new products. Jelly bath bombs which require as long scrubbing as was spent relaxing in the bath. And weird colours / scents. My last impulse purchase was Metamorphosis, which left me less than impressed! Brown bath water? Not for me thanks.

Lush Favourites

I’m hoping the Halloween and Christmas launch will redeem things slightly. But in the meantime all of this has meant I’ve gone without a few of my Lush favourites. Things I would normally grab when in store. Or chuck in my basket when doing an online order. Products which in my opinion are brilliant and pretty unique to Lush.

I decided to brave the store (on the last day of the Summer holidays … What was I thinking?). And stock up on enough bits and pieces to tide me over until October. I’m always curious to know what people’s all time favourite products are, so thought I would share five of mine.

1. A Bubble Bar

Bath bombs are fun and a nice treat. But for every day (I wish! ‘More regular use’), I prefer something which lasts a bit longer. I love Lush bubble bars as they have the strong scent and colourful bath water you would expect from a bath bomb. But can be used multiple times. My all time favourite has to be Karma. It transforms the bath water a deep purple colour and has a relaxing, sleepy scent. There’s a new Karma inspired spa treatment coming out too, for any other Karma scent family fans.

2. A Bath Bomb

Think Pink has been revised, so this is technically a new one for me. But the scent is an old favourite. It’s one of the more childish, sickly sweet scents like Snow Fairy. It reminds me of marshmallow and I have to admit whilst I love the more complex scents Lush is known for, these sweet ones are often my favourites.

I’m planning an epic bath spanning a couple of hours. Where I’ll be starting re-reading Harry Potter again. I did this last year around the same time and am totally planning on making it an annual tradition.

3. A Lip Scrub

The struggle to not eat this in one go is real. But the Lush lip scrubs are great for exfoliating with whilst in the bath. And my lips are horribly chapped. I’m guessing this is another one of those glorious pregnancy symptoms no one mentions. But either way, nothing a Lush lip scrub won’t fix. Plus I love the bubble gum scent.

4. A Face Mask

Mask Of Magnaminty is a mask I like to always have to hand. And one of my all-time Lush favourites. It’s gentle enough that you can whack it on whenever. But I find it really refreshes and clears my skin.

5. A Body Moisturiser

I alternate between Dream Cream, Sleepy and Karma Kream. But decided on the latter, to compliment my bubble bar. These body lotions make skin super soft and smell lovely on. A pot lasts for ages, making them great value for money.

It feels nice to have a bit of a Lush stash going again. Although I am slightly concerned, first I tweeted about going off pumpkin spice lattes. Now this. My blogger points are diminishing by the day.

Yiotou_La

2nd September 2017 at 7:58 pm

I need to try Lush products asap but I don’t know how but I have been keeping a wishlist in case I ever visit a Lush shop! The scrub sounds great, it is exactly what my lips need right now and I love bubble gum scent!

Emerald Dove

2nd September 2017 at 11:12 pm

I actually left Cardiff when they just opened the new store so I never got to go in there! It looked awesome from outside but that sucks if it is cramped.
I’ll definitely have to try the bubble bars because I love bath bombs but it’s too expensive to keep buying them for just one use.

It does look lovely I have to admit but I definitely preferred the old shop if I’m being honest! Agreed. I love the bubble bars, I did throw a few bath bombs in with my Christmas / Halloween order but just as a treat!

We have one in common, I love their lip scrubs and the bubble gum one is in my bag (dry lips… I use it everywhere). Im a fan of their soaps too and Karma is an all time favourite 🙂 http://www.rougenapples.com

I need to try the lip scrub heard good things and always suffer dry lips. Ive had the bear bubble bar which smelt define. I have only been into the Liverpool street station store which is so tiny so didnt spend long looking round x

I loved the snow fairy collection so I’m quite intrigued to try out “Think Pink”! I wasn’t so keen on their face masks but I only tried one of them (I think it was seaweed based?) so I might give Mask of Magnaminty a go! Thanks so much for sharing these.

Lush face masks are my absolute favourite. Every time I have troubles with my skin I reach for them. And their lip scrubs are fab as well. I`m currently using the Chocolate one and it smells delicious.

Love your picks Amy! I also feel that I’ve not been as excited about Lush this year, maybe because they discontinued the Comforter cream, maybe because the jelly bombs freak me out haha xD I’ve discovered some really lovely smelling gels in my local Asda and they so much cheaper, but I’m excited to see the autumn/winter releases this year 😀 xx

They’ve discontinued some of my favourites and I’m still not ok with it. I threw a few jelly ones in with my Halloween and Christmas order … I’m a bit scared haha. I’ll have to check out ASDA’s offering! X

Ooooh, some strong favs there! 😉 The Comforter has to be my absolute all time favourite bubble bar – the smell is just incredible! I really want to try The Comforter spa treatment, sounds utterly incredible!!

I love the scent of Karma too, it’s gorgeous and I love the fact they always change the bath water, it just make things a bit more magical! I’ve not tried one of their face masks yet so will have to give the one you mentioned a try when I’m next near a Lush store as it sounds heavenly! – Tasha

Monia Cagnazzo

17th September 2017 at 10:56 am

I love love Lush!! Funny fact: I haven’t used it s lot this year eighter. BUT have to admit: I prefer bath bombs and so taking a bath a lot more in winter. Might be that I get to use it more from the colder days on. :p